Gen Deepak Kapoor takes over as COAS
General Deepak Kapoor today took over as the 23rd Chief of the Army Staff. “My top priority would be to step up the pace of modernisation,” Kapoor said in his first order of the day to officers and all ranks of the army.
Unfortunately, like his predecessors, the general lacks a vision on the indigenisation, at least on the first day. The Indian Army is not yet fully nationalised and follows British Army traditions. Indian army is upgrading its weaponry with imported weapons in all its three wings — Infantry, Armour and Artillery.
Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, commanded one of the most prestigious Divisions of the Indian Army – the RAM Division as part of a Strike Corps, during OP PARAKRAM. He has been the Chief of Staff of 4 Corps in the North East, fighting insurgency in Assam and thereafter commanded 33 Corps, deployed on the India-China border. For his excellent command of the Corps, the General Officer was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2006. On promotion as Army Commander, he commanded the Army Training Command at Shimla. Thereafter, he commanded the largest and the most sensitive command of the Indian Army, i.e. the Northern Command from 05 September 2005 to 31 December 2006. The General Officer was awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal in January 2007. He was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on June 11, 1967.
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